Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.

Product Format

frozen 1 mL per vial

Storage Conditions

-70°C or colder

Disclosure

This material is cited in a US or other Patent and may not be used to
infringe the claims. Depending on the wishes of the Depositor, ATCC may be
required to inform the Patent Depositor of the party to which the material was
furnished. This material may not have been produced or characterized by ATCC.

Comments

Activities with high potential for aerosol production requires Biosafety Level 3 facilities and practices. Deposited as Chlamydia pneumonia. Prior to the acceptance of the C. pneumoniae strains as a separate species, the strains were referred to as TWAR, after isolates TW-183 and AR-39. TW-183 is available as ATCC® VR-2282™.

Effect on Host

Intracellular inclusion bodies visualized by fluorescent staining with genus or species specific monoclonal antibodies or Giemsa.

This material is cited in a US or other Patent and may not be used to
infringe the claims. Depending on the wishes of the Depositor, ATCC may be
required to inform the Patent Depositor of the party to which the material was
furnished. This material may not have been produced or characterized by ATCC.

Special Collection

NCRR Contract

Source

Throat of university student with acute pharyngitis, Seattle, WA, 1983

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